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UNRWA Commissioner-General Mr. Philippe Lazzarini meets with UK Minister for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, Mr. James Cleverly. © 2021 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini Looks at UK for Sustained Support to the Agency

08 November 2021
The Commissioner-General of UNRWAو Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a high-level two-day visit to the United Kingdom (UK), his first since his appointment as UNRWA Commissioner-General.
UNRWA staff members pick olives during an olive harvesting event in the West Bank village of Al Walaja. © 2021 UNRWA photo by Lucrezia Vittori

UNRWA supports Palestine refugee farmers in the West Bank during olive harvest season

05 November 2021
Marking the annual olive-harvesting season, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in the Near East (UNRWA) West Bank Field Office organized an olive picking event in the West Bank town of al-Walaja. The village is located four kilometres northwest of Bethlehem and is...
UNRWA Director of Strategic Communications/Spokesperson and Acting Director of External Relations Tamara Alrifai, receives a contribution from the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of UAE in Amman, Jordan, Mr. Khalid Ali Al Nuaimi.© 2021 UNRWA Photo

UNRWA receives First Installment of Annual Funding from the Khalifa Bin Zayed Foundation for Education in Gaza

04 November 2021
UNRWA received an initial disbursement of US$ 600,000 from the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Commissioner-General of UNRWA, Mr. Philippe Lazzarini meeting with His Highness, the Kuwait Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at the Bayan Palace. © 2021 Photo Courtesy of the Kuwait Fund

UNRWA Commissioner-General concludes high level visit to Kuwait

22 October 2021
The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Mr. Philippe Lazzarini, concluded a high-level two-day visit to Kuwait
The European Union Contributes Vital EUR 90 million to UNRWA

The European Union Contributes Vital EUR 90 million to UNRWA

21 October 2021
European Union (EU) Representative, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff and the Director of Partnerships of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Karim Amer, signed the 2021an EU-UNRWA contribution agreement in support of the...

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